The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-10-15
THE PARISHES.
tAIDWEL.L.

lps Ia dlii kc" ISuSSS dIC
being established. while ,ti,.se already
established ere constantly taking in
new ;nesub els. We understand that II
i3Gke viii soon be OIeanIzed in Ward
l, a:1d thus the .uteres, Of both st ctions
Of ia. parish wiz become ssiure closely
united, rs it We're, by the mystic ties
Of the Union.
MADISON.
Tine hanging Of Andrew Fleming,
which is ~ take place on the 2is!, does
no: appear to deter others from killing;
tW" v;uiei!t deaths have occurred in
,..,s parish within week of each
ether; Que on the Waterford plaEta-
ton, IA which case the manager of the
plauta,ion-a white man-killed u ne
gro named Reuben Savage, and the
other ia the Mound nei&hborhoUd,
where q coIored man killed a colored
woman. --1inaes.
TESsAs.
From the best Information we can
Get it appears that the c0'tou crop of
Teneas for this year will prove larger
than was anticipated just after the ar.
my worm had got through its march
OF destructicn. Continued dry weather
has made the cotton open finely and
picking has progressed much more
rapidly than is usually the case.-Ga-
=e,te.
JACKSON.
Las: Tuesday, while Mrs. d. Il. Pom
der WAS visiting Mrs. J. G. Jones, her
little Swear OLD child was playing
| about the yard and fell, feet first, into
a bored we'll as feet deep, which the
auger had just been taken from, and
WAS fished for with pothooks, which
! fastened into his clothes and he was
| rescued uniarned, though in good
| crying condition. We congratulate
| the parents on the rescue of their little
one unharn1 ed dizziness.
UNION.
There never was more favorable
season for cotton picking than the
present one, up to date. If a farmer
fails to get good staple, the fault will
be his own.
Jas. A. Ramsey, Esq, was elected
| member Of the State Central Commit
| tee, at the meeting OF the Democratic
! Executive Committee last Saturday.
| The fish in our bsyous have almost
been eXtcrminated. The use of poison
and dynamite by inconsidere to- persons
| have deprived tho public Of Il valuable
| food supply in the destruction of some
Of the finest fresh water fish in the
State. - G0sette.
! LINCOLN.
| II is not probab Die that any man who
will look at the matter iEpas sionateIy
will be disguised with prohibition in
Lincoln parish this year. We unhesi-
ta!ingly assert that prohibition has
been success in Ruston as we'll as in
LINCOLN parish this year, the assertion
of the jugWumps to the contrary not
Witbssanding.-talig
RICHLAND.
DELHI, La, Oct. 7.-1Picayune Spc-
cial. 1-On the Heckler plantation of
Mrs. Gibbs, near Mounds station, on
the Ficksburs, Shreveport and Pacific
railroad, in Madison parish, two negro
men, Gail Garter and Nat Jones, the
latter "a la borer, became involved in a
discussion, when negro girl named
| Lizzie Colbert made some remark to
Jones which gave him otIensn, and
| without any provOvatiOn he drew his
pistol and deliberately shat at her, the
bal! striking her near the heart, kill
! ing her instantly.
house and was soon los! in the dark
ness. He boarded wcst.buund train
at California station and was stealing
4 ride between the cars. The train
stopped at Quebec, and in the Jerk of
the train, which was long one, Jones
lost his balance and fell between the
draw heads, which caught bis left knee,
crushing it in a frigbtful manner. Flo
! held on, however, knowing that if he
| let go he would be Instantly killed, and
| was carried to Dallas station, on the
! TenSas river, q distance Of about three
miles, where the train stops for water:
Jones says he let go his hold ard fell
to the ground. Being uuable to walk.
he crawled into the bushes and re-
manned until this morning, when some
persons passed who notified the sec.
,ioa foreman, who went with his hnnd
car, and Oh learning from Jones that
be WAS an employee Of Section y, and
not Knowing the crime Jones had
committed, brought him to Delhi, and
seat WORD TO his parents, WHO live near
| here, VINO went with wagon aud
| took him home.
In the meantime Sheriff Lem Scott.
! Of Richland, had been notified TO keep
a lookout for him, and on hearing thst
a man had been hurt on the railroad,
and The description con par;ng very
much with the man Wanted, he re-
paired 10 the house, and being persop-
| ally acquainted with Jones recognized